Palettes / Colors / #565CBD

#565CBD — Muted Blue

#565CBD is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#565CBD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BDB856; it also sits naturally between #568FBD and #8556BD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 34% · Green 36% · Blue 74%

Cyan 54% · Magenta 51% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #565CBD

.text { color: #565CBD; }
.background { background-color: #565CBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #565CBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 92, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 44%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #565CBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 92, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #565CBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 92, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#565CBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#565CBD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #565CBD

Tints of #565CBD

Tones of #565CBD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDB856:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #565CBD: #FFFFFF.

How #565CBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #565CBD

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #565CBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #565CBC  ·  #565CBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #565CBD?

#565CBD is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 86, 92, 189). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #565CBD?

#565CBD is RGB 86, 92, 189 — HSL 237°, 44%, 54% — CMYK 54%, 51%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #565CBD?

Its complement is #BDB856; analogous partners are #568FBD and #8556BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #565CBD for text?

White text on #565CBD has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.66:1.